Ready for this year's holiday gift-buying binge? Before you give gifts for kids, read U.S. PIRG's 30th annual edition of Trouble in Toyland. Go here to read PIRG's press release, which serves as an executive summary. The report surveys the dangers to kids posed by toys. The report covers toxins (such as lead and arsenic), choking hazards, excessively loud toys, […]
Author Archives: Brian Wolfman
The decision in Quesada v. Herb Thyme Farms is here. Here's a brief excerpt from the beginning of the opinion that sets the scene and summarizes the holding: To buyers and sellers alike "labels matter." (Kwikset Corp. v. Superior Court (2011) 51 Cal.4th 310, 328.) They serve as markers for a host of tangible and […]
That's the name of this article by veteran LA Times columnist Michael Hiltzik. Here's how it starts: With the traditional attack points on the Affordable Care Act having faded away–most enrollees were already insured (wrong), millions of people lost their coverage and couldn't replace it (wrong), etc.–Obamacare's critics have been looking for new ones. An […]
By Paul Krugman: here.
As our readers will recall, under the Supreme Court's decision in NFIB v. Sebelius, the Affordable Care Act's very significant expansion of the Medicaid program will not operate in any state unless the state opts in. If a state does not opt in, its residents cannot benefit from the expansion. Under the expansion, almost everyone with […]
As a new Gallup survey puts it: Americans' satisfaction with the way the healthcare system works for them varies by the type of insurance they have. Satisfaction is highest among those with veterans or military health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, and is lower among those with employer-paid and self-paid insurance. Americans with no health insurance are […]
This report just issued by the Centers for Disease Control explains that the percentage of people in the U.S. without health insurance has hit an all-time low: 9 percent. That's down from 11.5 percent in 2014 and 14.4 percent in 2013. In terms of real people, that's 16,300,000 more people with health insurance than in 2013.
Note the post-ACA drop.
It's complicated, but worth reading about in this piece by Michael Hiltzik.
Law prof Nicole Negowetti has written Food Labeling Litigation: Exposing Gaps in the FDA's Resources and Regulatory Authority. Here is the abstract: Since 2011, consumer advocacy groups and plaintiffs have filed more than 150 food labeling class action lawsuits against food and beverage companies. According to a recent study, the number of these consumer protection class […]